CARVER -- A 57-year-old Carver man and his 20-year-old daughter suffered serious injuries Saturday evening when the motorcycle they were riding hit a sidewalk and embankment and crashed.

Carver police and emergency medical technicians at about 5:15 p.m. Saturday responded to a motorcycle accident on Leonard Street.

A 57-year-old Lillian Road resident was driving a 2003 Ducati Motorcycle with his 20- year-old daughter on the back of the motorcycle, police said. The operator lost control of the motorcycle on a curve and rolled it over after hitting sidewalk and embankment. Police said the motorcycle then continued to slide for 20 feet.

Police said neither the operator nor the passenger were wearing helmets at the time of the crash.

The operator suffered serious injuries and was rushed to South Shore Hospital’s trauma unit, police said, while the daughter was sent to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth.

Police said a medical helicopter was requested for the crash, but was too far away for a response. The crash is still under investigation by police.